The Sandy Post
itorial& Opinion
Put school debates aside Tuesday
Area schools have suffered their
share of lumps lately.
Flaps have covered everything
from costly construction woes in
Welches, teacher contracts not
renewed in Bull Hun, drugs and
dissension in Sandy High and
kindergarten debate at Sandy
Elementary.
When residents close the curtain
on their voting booths Tuesday,
however, we hope they can put all
that debate behind them to vote
“ Yes" for schools. They should do
it for one very good reason: for the
kids.
Everything from curriculum to
discipline, spending priorities and
graduation seating has been tossed
about by bickering adults in recent
months with fervor that threatens
to split the community.
In spite of these differences, local
school children remain entitled to a
basic education What their parent
generation enjoyed should not be
denied them, sim ply because taxes
seem higher today and classroom
curriculum more questionable.
One might quibble about the level
<>f funding in these school budgets,
but in all cases the amounts have
been pared down to just what
money the schools need to continue
quality programs. Now the very
survival of some quality programs
are in danger of checkbook
cancellation come Tuesday.
That’s certainly the case of San
dy E le m e n ta ry’s program for
talented and gifted students, Sandy
Community School. Outdoor School
Von Braschler, Publisher
Caroline Duff, O ffice M anager
M ark Floyd. Editor
Dan Dillon, News Editor
SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 25 1981
School levies ignite readers
and counseling for grades one
through six.
I he d is tric t s asking only
district business manager
counselor
$197,716 to continue these programs Support schools
Counselors in our schools which the constituency will
are the administrators
Although I assume most
plus paint the com munity pool, con
are not hired to work only
Where will the parents be
vote on a reduced budget 1
I think voters of Sandy and c itiz e n s have a m ore
with the seriously disturbed would like to urge the sup
tinue athletics and activités and next Tuesday"’ Those that surrounding areas who have realistic perception of the
child on a "one to one" basis
port of everyone in passing
purchase needed buses and a walked the picket lines last children presently enrolled pressures today s children
They include special preven
fall and demanded the school
this levy
at SUHS or who will have,
must cope with. I feel com
grounds maintenance tractor.
tative programs i given to all
board give the teachers
The children of the district
should ask themselves if
S im ila rly, Sandy Union High s a la ry increases they they are being cheated and pel led to respond
classes) to help children
should not be penalized
meet developmental needs
ripped off
School needs passage of a $355,2**2 wanted
because of adult disagree
Today's children live in a
and to prevent future pro
Hopefully, they 'll be at the
ment
Recently
the
voters
were
levy (only 74 cents per $1,000 valua
different world than we did
blems How a child adjusts
polls voting Yes' on the B’
asked to pass a school
Roger M Atkins
40. 30 or even 20 years ago
tion) to balance its budget. Cut budget
in school directly affects how
budget of more than a
Sandy
Today, fully one half of our
he w ill later adjust in socie
And. Jerry, Who do you
funds make the d is tric t’s B ’ levy
million dollars, and we will
children w ill live with a
ty Guidance works hand in
think you bur, voting ‘No9’
be asked to pass more
as supplement to the previously ap
single parent at some point
hand with the entire cur ‘B’ levy sound
Administrators still get paid,
money
in
the
next
election
before they turn 21 Those
proved A ’ levy even more of a and if it gets too tough to
riculum It is a state law that
However, ask yourselves
lucky enough to have a
We feel we must speak up
blood drive for caring community
schools provide guidance at
fund a good educational pro
where the money will be go
mother and father often will
on the B ballot for the San
the elementary level
gram, they'll go ,o another
supporters.
mg and where will the cuts
find both working when they
dy Elementary School The
Mr Sandercock Jr refers
system (By the way. ad
be?
As state and federal funds fail
get home from school, some
third and final election will
to the school counselor issue
ministrators at Sandy High
Several of the statements
nights and weekends to
be June .30
our local schools with the current
as a "ridiculous item " I d
have decreased from seven
The programs that are go
like to quote a statement in
recession, local support become to four in the last four
ing to be effected -sports,
years
)
an
article
in
the
June
18
more and more the life-blood to
able g ifted and outdoor
Oregon Journal entitled
Jerry, you should get in
sustain our local programs.
school are an essential part
"Teenage Suicide.”
volved Things never will be
of our children's develop
Beleagured Bull Bun School asks as we want, and I personally
"Yes, we are seeing a
ment and education Two of
great
increase
(nationally
know
that
the
principal
was
only $12,819 outside state lim ita
our boys have been to out
just
as
upset
as
you
500,(M
M
)
a
year)
in
suicide
at
tions to fund current educational
door school, and it is an
tempts among voung poo
They were very agreeable
programs and related services.
made by the district ad m a in ta in an in fla tio n -
e n ric h in g , g ro w in g e x
pie . . . "
to my suggestions of ushers,
perience that all youngsters
We think the kids deserve the handicapped and older peo ministrators concerning the starved household
Need I say more9 Mr
should
have Thè children
school budget were in the
Sandercock,
aside
from
the
ple
sections
and
more
direc
If not working (Oregon’s
cash to continue their programs,
area of where money cuts
learn a way of working and
tion to the audience on pro
word "ridiculous," I am in
unemployment
rate
exceeds
and we consider the amounts in decure
would be made So where are
sharing with others that can
complete agreement with
10 percent in some counties),
the
cuts going to be?
question reasonable requests. A
not be duplicated in a
Graduation should have
today s kids live with in your last statements
class room
"Wouldn't it be a shame, if
Yes’ vote is urged in support of showed anyone the immense Teachers are being cut, creased alcoholism, drug
Special Education classes
As for the able and gifted
that one ridiculous item was
problem of crowd control
abuse,
and
d om e stic
Bull Bun, Sandy Elem entary and
are being cut. essential staff
program, why not have
faced by the school Just
violence They may be crun keeping the entire levy from
Sandy High on Tuesday.
such as custodians, bus
something especially for the
passing "
think, the school faces a
ched into a two bedroom
bright, inquisitive m ind9
Later we can resume the debates crowd of kids twice that size drivers, maintenance people a p a rtm e n t w ith th e ir
Yes, it would be!!!
and kitchen help are being
Let's not lose these talents
brothers and sisters, since
Anita
Elgin
over curriculum , discipline, con every day of the week
cut.
Let’s develop them
People tend to think of
Teacher, Firwood School
mortgage rates and homes
struction and personnel. Debates,
W ith the exeption of
The sports program is so
Sandy schools as being
(average cast, $67,000) are
after all, can prove helpful and small They have more teachers and special educa out of reach for 97 percent of
essential it seems unreal we
Vote ‘No’
tion. the other cuts are only
may lose it
How many
therapeutic.
students than any school in
adults 20 to 20 years old
eye
wash
They
are
only
so
young people have dropped
the Portland area excluding
There are thousands of
Let’s not clog the channel now.
I t ’s election time once
the district can say 'look
out of school, because they
Beaverton
elementary counselors na
more, and the school board
though. Without the life blood of
where we cu, back.'Where
never found a special place
How ‘ short sighted" we
tionwide, and in Oregon
is submitting the same B’
cuts could and should be
tax dollars, the patient may die
they could excel9
are to short our kids ( >ur tax
there is one elementary
ballot they submitted in the
made and where thousands
Studies prove that children
<VB)
dollars are wasted much
counselor for every 800
last election - no cuts
Letters to the editor
of dollars can be saved are in
who work hard physically
students Oregon requires
Why would they do that9 Is
the areas of athletics and ac elementary counselors to
also are more motivated
it because they think we re
tivities.
academically We have so
have a master’s degree in
ignorant and possibly won't
Some questions we can ask
little besides church and
guidance and counseling
notice or perhaps it could be o rg a n iz a tio n s such as
are: Is it necessary to have
plus teaching experience
the
fact
that
the
B
went
five teams in each sport?
scouting (which our family
Juvenile court systems in
down by only KM) votes, and
Are new uniforms necessary
is very active in) to offer
creasingly are diverting
through a very heavy cam youngsters in our town
every year? Is a trip to the
money to e le m e n ta ry
paign on the part of certain
state finals at school expense
To the parents who are
counseling for prevention
special interest groups, the
necessary for a basketball
unhappy that kindergarten
programs that was previous
tide
can
change9
by JACK ZIM M ERM AN
team that finished dead last
was taken from the ballot
ly spent to incarcerate delin
Potential "yes" voters are
Associated Oregon Industries
in the league, just to be spec quents when it is already
and may vote ‘No,’ we must
being bombarded with phone
tators Is the use of the gym
say this: These programs
"too late." Research with
calls and propaganda urging
During a legislative session that has
nasiums at night for two or
w ill be important to your
criminals consistently points
them to vote, while the more
generated more than its share of had news
three people to have a belly
children in such a short time.
to unhappy childhoods and
apathetic "n o " voter sits by
a hill has emerged from deliberations in
dancing class necessary?
You have at least for now
parental abuse as early fac
and watches his taxes go up
Salem that belongs in the good news
Are all of these things
the option to enroll your
tors
toward
unsuccessful
~ again.
category
necessary, or do they just
child in one of five private
school experiences and
At a recent community
It is Senate Bill 947, the Employment
cost money? Why does the
kindergartens in or near
crim inal involvement
school meeting, the topic for
Development Act of 1981
custodial crew use substan
town When it comes to these
As
an
e
le
m
e
n
ta
ry
Legislative
Report
from
the
State
Capital
discussion
was
how
to
get
It s good news for a number of reasons II
dard products that have
other programs, none of us
co un selor
w ith in
the
E XCLUSI VE to Oregon's Weekly Newspa
our funding This is one
addresses problems arising when economic
Ix-en sold to the school,
has the opportunity to fill in
Gresham schools for six
pers Irom Associated Oregon Industries
special interest group that I
conditions cause lay offs and business
because supervision did not
with any like programs be
years, I have seen abuse and
support
wholeheartedly!
failures But it is a far cry from the punitive
know the difference between
mg offered
neglect, kidnapping, theft,
Sandy has possibly the
so-called plant-closure bills introduced last
poor materials and good?
Let's not lose something
meet specific goals This may involve loans
vandalism,
substance
abuse,
best program in the entire
session and again this year
Are any student activities
and tax credits for the existing business, for
that has been part of our
truancy and suicide
stale It is deserving of every
Indeed, it is positive in its approach One
tn-ing cut’ Such as dances
mation of a community or employee cor
school district for years now
I also have seen kids
dollar of its $14,300 portion of
is tempted to call it a plant-opener bill
where «0 percent of the
We all are taxed to death,
poration to assume control of the troubled
lite ra lly "tu rn their life
the
$184.781
total
budget
on
Another reason SB 947 is good news in
students spend their time not
firm or a variety of other types of assistance
and we also are feeling the
around
How?
Someone
the B ballot, but in all good
volves both the manner in which it was con
dancing, but sneaking out cares enough to help them
to workers and the community, if it (S deter
economic crunch every day
conscience, I cannot support
ceived and the methods it suggests for
side to smoke po, and drink
Can we really pièce a
mined the business cannot continue under
find success and love in their
a hefty increase in our taxes,
resolving problems resulting from large
How about the band, or lives and themselves This is
any circumstances
monetary value on our
just to see my special in childrens future, though9
scale disruptions in commerce Its concep
chestra and vocal music
the goal of elem entary
This assistance includes extended
tion was a cooperative effort, and its
terest group receive funding
groups going out of state for
How many kids walk the •
cunselors
unemployment compensation, job sharing
We. the voters, have a duty
methods don't involve creation of massive
three, four and five day trips
streets
feeling left out of life,
Sandy
has
made
great
pro
and a combination of both It provides incen
to be fiscally responsible for
new bureaucratic procedures
at school expense? Are these
Retting into trouble9 How
gress last year by hiring
lives
for
employers
to
employ
affected
giving our children quality
It calls for positive utilization of existing
activities really necessary9
many more to come Our
th e ir f ir s t e le m e n ta ry
workers in other locations. It provides
education, but the B ballot
procedures It avoids the heavy handed ap
Citizens, until such time as
kids really will be the losers
counselor This year in the
assistance
for
worker
relocation
and
voca
goes beyond this into frills
proach of the plant-closure being champion
we decide to do something
William & Iva Christman
June 30 budget election you
tional training for those who may have to
Our community school, as
ed by segments of organized labor
about the d is tr ic t a d have the opportunity to con
make
a
career
change
Sandy
well
as
the
other
programs
For the most part, those bills require pre
ministration and put in com
I am writing m regards to
tinue your support
listed in this levy should be
It even provides assistance through the
notification, before an employer can lay off
petent people who care about
a letter that appeared in the
Strong schools create a
made to stand on their own
workers or shut down and stiff penalties that
Commerce Department's Housing Division
the education of our children
June 11 edition of The Post
strong community
two feet Any program wor
would do little more than hasten the demise
and Department of Veterans' Affairs to
A sense of genuine ac
and less about themselves,
This letter, written by Mr
Jack Casey
thy of support can go out and complishment was had by all
of businesses hard hit by economic condi
facilitate reestablishment of homes for
our
school
will
continue
to
go
Jerry L Uiwson Sr , concer
President
elect,
OPGA
earn its own way
tions beyond their control
to hell
workers forced to establish their families in
the mountain folks who were
ning Sandy Union High
(state counselor ass'n)
different communities
I
say,
go
to
the
community
Still another measure of good news ac
the
first active participants
Mr
Lawson
made
his
pro
School's graduation and its
of Sandy as individuals for
companies SB 947. because its principal
in the Hoodland P ark
mise Now I make mine I
All provisions of the act carefully are
prom activities was as the
financial support, and if we Association's clean-up pro
author also is a labor official aware that
will be running for the first
coordinated by existing state agencies,
saying goes "just the tip of
Counselor
needed
as
individuals support a pro
without employers there are no jobs or
ject last Saturday. The
vacancy
on
the
school
board
from the office of State Treasurer, which ad
the iceberg " Actually Mr
workers to organize
gram, it w ill be successfully
energy put forth Saturday
J Lynn M iller
I am w ritin g this in
ministers funds dedicated to the Economic
Lawson's letter really only
funded privately
He is State Sen L B Day <R Salem >, a
yielded visible results giving
Adjustment Strategy Account, to the
Sandy
response to the letter by
scratched the surface of the
Why vote "yes" for the all concerned a great feeling
Teamster official when not serving the
Employment Division of the Department of
ice
Ralph Sandercock Jr in the
public in a number of elected and appointed
community school and at the of satisfaction
Human Resources that certifies conditions
June 11 Post regarding
I became a resident of San
government positions
same
time take our medicine
Special thanks must go to
under which provision of the act are permit
school counselors
dy in January My family
This letter is to urge
in the form of $170,481 in ex you who worked so diligently
Senator Day's Economic Development
ted to take place
Mr
Sandercock
stated
in
and I came to Sandy at great
everyone to get out and vote
tra taxes
Act is deceptively simple It provides
and enthusiastically in spite
his letter, "Can someone ex
personal sacrifice to lie near
It is highly speculative at this late date to
Tuesday. June 30 When the
assistance for troubled businesses in place
of the ty p ic a l Oregon
plain
why
a
1st
through
6th
Why
not
get
out
there
next
my
father's
brother
and
for
predict
possible
enactment
of
such
in
ballot was submitted in May.
of penalties
grader would ever need a
Tuesday and say "N o," but I weather and overall wet con
me to take employment with
" ° val' \ eu 8<»d news legislation this year
only 30 percent of the eligible
That assistance is extended also to
counselor9 This sounds like
w ill do my part to help our ditions
Sandy Union High School.
The
bill
has
had
one
hearing
in
Senate
¡labor
voters
turned
out
employees of firms in trouble and the com
The following people got
District 2
parents dum ping th e ir
community school in the
( ommittee and been assigned to a subcom
Voting is a privilege that
mumties in which they are located
form of private support9 wet: Art Bock, Christy and
responsibilities onto the
(>ur move to Oregon has should not be taken lightly
mittee for further study.
In no way can it be described as a govern
Casey Buck. Shelly Butler,
school system!! ”
D on 't be ju s t another
been a real fine thing for our
Because it requires initial funding from
So if you are 18 or older and
ment bail-out for mismanagement in the
Jim
and Judy Donaldson
I
do
not
wish
to
take
issue
apathetic
American
You
family We thoroughly enjoy
the state's General Fund - estimated in the
have never registered or if it
private sector Its checks provide balances
Stephanie Harper. Maria
with the last half of his state
have a chance to say "No ”
the community, the way of
neighborhood
of
12
5
million
-SB
947
also
has
been
a
while
since
you
of the most positive nature
Kraeger. Marilyn Lealieand
ment, Often the schools are
life, the people and the coun voted, you can register at
Becky Hawley
must with approval of budget writing Ways
Here's how it would work
family,
Ike and Dorthea
burdened
with
more
than
try. Literally everything we Sandy Post Office. Com
Sandy
4 Means ('ommittee Meanwhile, the House
A business finds itself in trouble and must
Mann, Nick Montoy. Dawn
th
e
ir
share
of
respon
have come in contact with
of
Representatives
has
before
it
two
more
munity School or at Sandy
lay off part of its workforce or shut down
and Tom Morrison and fam i
sibilities We are in a society
we have enjoyed with one Library.
plant-closure b ills -H B 2550 and HB 3225
The business, the community in which it is
ly , ( arol Smith, George
with
a
high
divorce
rate
and
very large exception My
One
can
only
hope
that
SB
947,
even
if
it
Your opinion is important,
located or an organization of affected
Sheets and family. Dick
many one parent families.
employment w ith Sandy
ra n t be funded by the present revenue
so take the time to vote!
workers applies to the Department of
Taylor.
Nat and Margie
Dften,
that
one
parent
is
t nion High School was one
short Assembly, w ill convince lawmakers
(EDIT. NOTE: A letter from
Kim Nelson
Economic Development for assistance
Wicks and family. Penelope
employed full time Many
of the biggest mistakes I
there
are
better
ways
to
resolve
this
impor
Roger Atkins, a parent at
Sandy
The application of the local economic ac
Wilburn and two boys whose
children are growing up
ever have made With two
tant social and economic issue than by kick
Bull Run School, last week
tion advisory com m ittee causes the
names were missed.
w ithout a stable hoe environ
exeptions SUHS is being run
■ng
a
producing
segment
of
the
economy
cited
curriculum
and
person
Economic Development Department to
Thanks to anyone else wo
ment
by a group of politically
when it is downed by reasons bevond its con
nel management problems
devise an economic adjustment strategy to
came and helped whose
It is the responsibility of
trol
motivated, money hungry,
dividing the school recently
name we might have missed
the schools to see that the
s e lf-s a tis fie d .
p etty
The Post regrets accidental
A recent letter to the editor
This is your park If you
child receives an education
bureaucrats lx*t me state
omission
of
his
name
with
concerning the upcoming
are a resident, you are a
Often emotional and attitude
here that in my opinion there
the
letter
and
the
final
Sandy grade school budget
member of the Hoodland
problems interfere with this
are only two administrators
paragraph, printed below.)
e le c tio n
re v e a le d
an
Park Association.
process Thus, we, the
in the high school who are
astonishing lack of informa
There will be a booth set
schools must deal with those
worth their salt and only one
I believe all of us have in
tion concerning the role of an
up
at the Fourth of July
problems
Many
problems
board member who cares
common the desire to pro
elementary counselor The
originate in the early years
Mr John McMahon, the
vide quality education for fw tivit.es Feel free to stop
letter asks why any child in
and become more difficult to
principal and Joan Hay, the
our children On June 30 by and ask questions
grades 1 6 ever would need a
Hoodland Park Associa
treat as a child gets older
there is a levy election in
Salem scene:
New plant-closure bill up
more at all other levels of
government
Also, parents and tax
payers can make a d if
ference at school But it does
lake time and (x-rson.il risk
1 (inly two people have shown
up at budget meetings in
four years.) Let's try for
positive change and im
provements
I know you can call Dennis
( row at the high school and
he will put you to work on his
volunteer system An exam
pie is business people from
Sandy actively involved in
the economic cla:
nest
year
One parent helped FFA
wire the barn, and another is
a volunteer counselor
They need help in college
counseling, too
No votes don't help
anyone and certainly don't
solve problems
Vote ‘Yes Tuesday At
least you can find the- person
whos spending your money
and tell him what you think
That's a privilege that
isn t available at any other
level of government
Ginny Brewster
Sandy
SUHS problems?
Hoodland park
Vote Tuesday
Bull Run School
Counseling helps
sag®
tion
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